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Re: Project Tango

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Post by yelnatz »

magicalist wrote: post #23

"- Johnny Lee and the ATAP-Project Tango Team" Johnny Lee was the guy with the awesome Wii Controller demos back in 2007 (can't believe it's been that long). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw edit: here's the full set of demos: http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ (also, I'm assuming it's the same guy, but his site says he's at Google now)

I am so happy to see a familiar face when I played the video.

Back in 07/08 when he demoed his hacks in TED it really blew my mind. [1]

I was really hoping someone would pick him up and let him loose on some projects.

I guess Google did just that.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H1zrLZwPjQ

Re: Project Tango

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Post by georgemcbay »

atburrow wrote: post #9

It would be very interesting to see an application for this using Glass. Could this potentially help blind people navigate in unknown environments?

Yeah it could be used for that, though I'm not sure why Google Glass would be used in that situation. A chest strap to mount the device looking forward and maybe headphones in the blind user's ears (to speak out TTS directions, or even just tones which represent directions) would be a better feedback mechanism.

Re: Project Tango

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Post by lttlrck »

kodablah wrote: post #22

Here's the best idea I can think of with this technology. Imagine taking a scan of your pantry, refrigerator, and/or laundry room. Then mark everything as what it is (e.g. "box of cheez-its", "milk", etc). Then come back a few days and do the scan again and it'll tell you what's missing. Once you return from shopping, scan again saying what the new items are (even if they aren't what was there). The software would pr…

If it's already missing it needed replacing yesterday.

Re: Project Tango

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Post by toomuchtodo »

psbp wrote: post #13
ok_craig wrote: post #7

This technology inside Google Glass would be pretty killer.

The first thing I imagined is a wearable with a clicker for the blind. You say navigate me to ___, and the clicker gives you hot and cold signals (lots of feedback vs. less) as well as maybe a buzzing feedback if you're approaching a hazard.

You could apply current directly to your head to provide necessary signals, similar to how tDCS works. No buzzing required.

Re: Project Tango

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Post by salgernon »

pinaceae wrote: post #20

interesting that they built this into a phone. but i guess once you need a mobile computing device with a screen and a camera you end up with a "phone" nowadays. the reliance on lenses is a hinderance though as it has two and holding it without covering them both requires user effort. you can see it at the end of their video where a finger is partially over the second lens. still, exciting!

Surely the right place for this is in a google glass. Or at that point, given the sensors required, a google helmet.

Re: Project Tango

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Post by atburrow »

georgemcbay wrote: post #32
atburrow wrote: post #9

It would be very interesting to see an application for this using Glass. Could this potentially help blind people navigate in unknown environments?

Yeah it could be used for that, though I'm not sure why Google Glass would be used in that situation. A chest strap to mount the device looking forward and maybe headphones in the blind user's ears (to speak out TTS directions, or even just tones which represent directions) would be a better feedback mechanism.

I agree. I suppose a Google Glass would be a bit silly since the screen would be unused, but seeing as it has most of the technology built in already, it would be easier to get a prototype working. An ear piece is another bonus added to the device as it could notify the user of obstacles.

Re: Project Tango

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Post by sailfast »

ok_craig wrote: post #7

This technology inside Google Glass would be pretty killer.

As long as it's in the phone, couldn't you tether it to Google Glass to generate a real-time HUD based on where you were? (and perhaps also capture images to attach to the 3D model)

That was the first thing I thought about - actual augmented reality down to the inch would be quite something.

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